Engine Oil; Checking The Engine Oil - Toyota RAV 4 2015 Service Manual

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6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance

Engine oil

With the engine at operating temperature and turned off, check the oil
level on the dipstick.

Checking the engine oil

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Park the vehicle on level ground. After warming up the engine
1
and turning it off, wait more than 5 minutes for the oil to drain
back into the bottom of the engine.
Holding a rag under the end,
2
pull the dipstick out.
Wipe the dipstick clean.
3
Flat dipstick: Reinsert the dipstick fully.
4
Non-flat
the non-flat dipstick fully with
its protruding areas (
the illustration)
towards the engine.
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dipstick: Reinsert
in
1
pointing
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